Dozens Dead From Earthquake In Turkey
A pre-dawn earthquake collapsed homes and killed more than 50 people in a mountainous region of southeastern Turkey Monday, government officials said.
About 71 others were injured when the earthquake struck at 4:32 a.m., according to officials. The U.S. Geological Survey registered the quake at magnitude 5.9, while the Turkish earthquake monitoring center listed it as a 6.0.
The quake struck in Elazig province, with the village of Okcular the worst hit, according to Ozcan Yalcin, the press secretary for the province’s governor. Most of the mud brick homes in the village were destroyed, he said. Villagers had buried 15 of the people that died, he added.
“The people are sad but they are calm,” Yalcin said. “They lost relatives and loved ones, they are crying, but all of their needs are being met by the state.”
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